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Australian Journal of Communication

Australian Journal of Communication
Volume 21(2), 1994

 
CONTENTS
 
Edwards Jane. Private cancer, public cancer: Guilt and innocence in popular literature. 1-13
 
  An analysis of biographical accounts appearing in popular magazines and newspapers demonstrates a distinction between narratives of public cancer and private cancer 
 
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print journalism
narrative
text and writing
health
interpersonal
 
 
Garrett Catherine. The `eating disorders' smorgasbord. 14-30
 
  Of the multiple, overlapping discourses that address "eating disorders," medical discourse most influences public awareness 
 
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health
 
 
Teschendorff Jillian. Intercultural communication: Philippine nurses and the Australian nursing subculture. 31-40
 
  Difficulties in communication arising from cultural differences between Philippine and Australian nurses can hamper the delivery of effective health services 
 
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Asia
Pacific Rim
health
intercultural
 
 
Cheek Julianne, and Rudge, Trudy. Webs of documentation: The discourse of case notes. 41-52
 
  Upon hospital admission, discursive constructions of a patient are initiated, creating "webs of documentation" which obscure the patient as a person 
 
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health
organizational
 
 
Wearing Michael. The health professions, psychiatric discourse, and the classification of mental illness. 53-73
 
  A "quasi-scientific" overemphasis on categorization contributes to an aura of scientific legitimacy whereby psychiatry continues to dominate diagnosis and treatment of mental illness despite challenges from other health professions 
 
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mental health
 
 
Mulholland Joan. Multiple directives in the doctor-patient consultation. 74-85
 
  This analysis of doctor-patient communication in medical consultations divides multiple directives into three categories: "chains," "series," and "sets."  
 
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health
persuasion
 
 
Galvin Camille, and Pearson, Mark. Cosmetic surgery: Newspaper reportage of the "Medical Journal of Australia". 109-121
 
  Journalists' uncritical deference to doctors as well as other factors distort the translation of medical research from its original appearance in the Medical Journal of Australia into Australian newspapers 
 
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health
Pacific Rim
print journalism
 
 
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